A chance to get away for a quiet holiday above the heat and crowds at a Buddhist Monastery doesn’t quiet offer the peace and tranquility Jane and Shanti were hoping for in this latest Harriet Steel historical cozy mystery. Retreat From Nuala is the fourteenth book in the Inspector de Silva series and […]
The Cambridge dons are back in action as a detective team, but this time their helping out a fellow professor accused of murder. Charlie Cochrane’s Cambridge Fellows has long been an auto-buy historical cozy mystery series set against the world of academia in Edwardian and post WWI England with a cerebral pair of forbidden lovers as […]
Continuing my delightful binge through the Inspector de Silva series, I’ve arrived at a case set against the world of horse racing when Nuala hosts a prestigious race only to have the race course shrouded in a possible doping scandal and a murder. Shanti de Silva must tread carefully as he investigates the […]
Kate Quinn’s body of work is filled with amazing portrayals of women and how they triumphed in unlikely circumstances. Her writing style blends human interest and history in a way that makes it so easy to connect with the characters. The Briar Club departs from the World War 2 era subjects I was used, and […]
Sheer ecstasy being back in rural England of the 1950’s visiting the old Buckshaw estate and quaint village of Bishop’s Lacey following the eccentric teenage Flavia de Luce for her latest investigative escapades. Alan Bradley has made my year by returning to this series after a five-year hiatus. Flavia is back, a little older, but […]
A dual timeline historical, set against two time periods in Australian history, featuring the fascinating platypus and an intrepid pair of women at the heart of the story. I read my first Tea Cooper when I reveled in her The Fossil Hunter. I saw something along much the same lines in The Naturalist’s Daughter and […]
Returning to 1940’s Ceylon and the fictitious hill town of Nuala, the latest mystery finds Shanti investigating the death of an Indian film star when the deceased’s film company chose to use Nuala for the location of their latest film. Harriet Steel’s historical cozy mystery series has long been a favorite of […]
Simon and Vic are about to tie the knot, but more than Simon’s cold mother wishes to haunt their wedding. Morgan Brice’s blending of romance, suspense, and a whole lot of paranormal for this series captured my attention from the first book. I’ve been dreading the moment when the series would wrap up and I […]
A recently married family friend tries her hand at matchmaking among the Hales sisters to interesting, humorous results. Suzan Lauder’s authentic Regency backdrop and her flare for comedy show forth in this breezy, light romance. The Reluctant Chaperon is the second of the Cecilia’s Mismatches series of standalones featuring the next Hales sister to find […]
Was the artist murdered? What were Julia’s secrets? The Paris art world and Paris World’s Fair become the setting for Frances and George’s latest case. Dianne Freeman does a bang up job at setting the historical scene, writing a good twisting mystery and providing a pair of delightful amateur sleuths. An Art Lover’s Guide to […]